[vasco]

Yeah and if there was a global organization of Harry Potter PhDs that selected the best from all over the world for hundreds of years I'd probably think those guys were smart too and probably wouldn't have surface level takes about adjacent topics.

[lotsofpulp]

Given what we know about the origins of Harry Potter, you basically proved ryandrake’s point. Just because you put time into something does not make it worthy of attention.

Religions’ primary purpose is to facilitate tribal bonds, not experimentally seek truths and evaluate data for consistency. That is why almost all start with a set of tenets or immutable “facts”, such as the existence of an immortal component of a person (usually called a soul).

[triceratops]

No vasco is saying if Harry Potter fans put a lot of study into astronomy, would you immediately discount their expertise in astronomy because of their devotion to Potterdom?

[svieira]

> Religions’ primary purpose is to facilitate tribal bonds

That's what religion does, but so does "working in Silicon Valley for a tech company". What religion is is another matter entirely.

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12748a.htm